ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Oct. 8 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded a $10 million contract to Three Oaks Construction Inc., from North Sioux City, South Dakota, to construct a protective island upstream from the embankment at Lock and Dam 2, near Hastings, Minnesota, Sept. 24. The goal of the Lock and Dam 2 protective island is to safeguard the existing embankment on the upstream, wind  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Omaha Division issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2024: Members of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Omaha Division are helping raise awareness to Red Ribbon Week with a 1,400-mile motorcycle ride beginning today in Omaha, that includes stops at capitol buildings in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota, the five states that make up the DEA Omaha Division. Red Ribbon   more

ELLSWORTH AFB, South Dakota, Oct. 11 -- The U.S. Air Force Ellsworth Air Force Base (28th Bomb Wing) issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Brittany Kenney, 28th Bomb Wing Public Affairs People join the Air Force for many reasons, from the potential to travel abroad to the educational benefits it affords. For some, the opportunity happens to present itself in a way that can only be described as the right place at the right time, and the story that blossoms from there can be filled with  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA announces new final regulations and funding under the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda for clean drinking water * * * DENVER - Today, the Biden-Harris Administration issued a final rule requiring drinking water systems across the country to identify and replace lead pipes within 10 years. To support that requirement, EPA is announcing $168,106,000 in newly availab  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- President Biden issued the following statement on Oct. 10, 2024, on the death of ex-South Dakota Sen. Tim Johnson: * * * Tim Johnson served the people of South Dakota with distinction, and it was an honor to serve alongside him in the United States Senate for over a decade. He always put South Dakotans first, and he never forgot where he came from. He worked tirelessly to bring clean drinking water to Americans wherever they lived: rural towns, inner cities, and Tribal   more

ELLSWORTH AFB, South Dakota, Oct. 10 -- The U.S. Air Force Ellsworth Air Force Base (28th Bomb Wing) issued the following news: By Senior Airman Dylan Maher, 28th Bomb Wing Public Affairs Semi-professional chess player and Ellsworth's 28th Munitions Squadron armament support member Senior Airman Charles Unruh is preparing for the 34th North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Chess Championship held in Rhodes, Greece from Oct 20-26, 2024. Marking this down as his third appearance in the inter  more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, Oct. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2024: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Lawrence L. Piersol has sentenced a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance. The sentencing took place on October 7, 2024. Nathan John Barnhart, age 24, was sentenced to two years and nine months in federal pr  more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, Oct. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota issued the following news release: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier has sentenced a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Distribute. The sentencing took place on October 7, 2024. George Lamoine Ridgway, age 55, was sentenced to 11 years and three months in federal pri  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Oct. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2024: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Eric C. Schulte has sentenced a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, woman convicted of Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance. The sentencing took place on October 8, 2024. Andrea Pitts, age 46, was sentenced to eight years and one month in federal priso  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Small nonfarm businesses in three North Dakota counties and neighboring counties in Montana and South Dakota are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Admin  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on Oct. 7, 2024: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Small nonfarm businesses in 13 South Dakota counties and neighboring counties in Nebraska, North Dakota and Wyoming are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at t  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * In August 2024, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, had the lowest unemployment rate, 1.9 percent. The next lowest rates were in Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont; Madison, Wisconsin; and Rapid City, South Dakota, 2.1 percent each. El Centro, California, had the highest rate, 20.2 percent. A total of 238 areas had August jobless rates below the U.S. rate  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following statement on Oct. 10, 2024, on the death of ex-Sen. Tim Johnson: * * * Senator Tim Johnson was a tenacious fighter for the people of South Dakota. Throughout his career--as a member of the South Dakota legislature, as the state's sole representative in the U.S. House of Representatives, and as a U.S. Senator--he brokered compromise and advanced commonsense solutions that improved the lives of South Dakotans and all Ameri  more